Evaluation of antioxidative properties of Allium species growing wild in Italy

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 874-878

  Nencini, Cristina ^a   Cavallo, Federica ^b   Capasso, Anna ^b   Franchi, Gian Gabriele ^a   Giorgio, Giorgi ^a   Micheli, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium; Antioxidant; Garlic; Polyphenols; Species growing wild

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM EXTRACT; ALLIUM ROSEUM EXTRACT; ALLIUM SUBHIRSUTUM EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; GARLIC EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; FLOWER; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GARLIC; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; ITALY; PLANT BULB; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WILD SPECIES;

ALLIUM; ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHNOBOTANY; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; HUMANS; ITALY; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM; ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM; ALLIUM ROSEUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALLIUM SUBHIRSUTUM;

EID: 34548657923     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2168     Document Type: Article

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